I was looking through my Libre reports and came across a very high rise at about 5.30am one morning.
I remembered that this had occurred after having a curry at 11.00pm the previous night with rice which I had bolused for prior to eating.
I always thought I was ok with rice and a scan 2 hours after the meal at 1.00am confirmed that my bolus calculation had been correct and I'd successfully circumvented any spike.
BUT LOOK WHAT HAPPENED FROM 2.15am
I woke at 5.30am - maybe bebause of the rising sugars - and gave myself some more insulin which stopped the rise.
If I had forgotten what I had eaten the night before I'd have no idea what caused the rise.
Until now I haven't made use of the notes facility in the software which allows you to add 6 new notes to the reader. I am now adding the following:
Rice
Pasta
Potatoes
Bread/Cake
Hi-Fat
Lo-Fat
If I now have a meal consisting of potatoes and bread I can tick these and also if it was a hi or low fat meal (
I think that the fat (oil) in the curry is what caused the delayed rise in sugars) and have a much better idea of how and
more importantly when different foods affect me.
Are you using the notes facility?